---
title: "Elon Musk Finally Divulges Capacity of Model 3 Battery Packs"
description: "During a conference call hosted by Goldman Sachs, Elon Musk confirmed the battery capacity for the Tesla Model 3's standard and long range options."
date: "2017-08-09"
modified: "2017-08-09"
authors:
  - name: "Patrick Caughill"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/patrickcaughill"
url: "https://futurism.com/elon-musk-finally-divulges-capacity-of-model-3-battery-packs"
categories:
  - "Elon Musk"
  - "Future Society"
  - "The Industrialists"
tags:
  - "elon musk"
  - "Model 3"
  - "tesla"
---

# Elon Musk Finally Divulges Capacity of Model 3 Battery Packs

![tesla elon musk model 3](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/gallery-4.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: \<a href="https://www.tesla.com/model3?redirect=no" target="\_blank"\>Tesla\</a\>\</em\>*

With respect to the release of the [Tesla Model 3](<//dev-futurism.pantheonsite.io/reviewers-of-teslas-newest-vehicle-are-unanimous-the-model-3-has-no-competition/>), Elon Musk has been playing his cards close to his chest. The [Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)](<https://www.epa.gov/>) recently made public the electric vehicle's EPA certification, which provided our first look at the highly anticipated EV's specs, but [Tesla](<https://www.tesla.com/>) [was quick to note](<https://electrek.co/2017/08/07/tesla-model-3-new-details-revealed/>) that the numbers from the EPA report do not fully represent the pack's capacity.

However, we may finally have a definitive answer as sources present during a conference call hosted by Goldman Sachs have told [*Electrek's* Fred Lambert](<https://electrek.co/2017/08/08/tesla-model-3-battery-packs-50-kwh-75-kwh-elon-musk/>) that Elon Musk revealed the battery pack options for the vehicle during the call.

https://youtu.be/vzT0uNT0ds8

These sources say that customers will be able to choose between two battery options. The first will have a capacity of "just over 50 kWH," equating to a range of about 354 kilometers (220 miles), while the second will have a capacity of roughly 75 kWH and a longer range of about 499 kilometers (310 miles).

Customers with access to Tesla's new [online design studio](<https://futurism.com/reserved-a-model-3-take-a-look-at-teslas-new-online-design-studio>) will notice that only the "long range" option is currently available, which puts the vehicle at a much higher sales price than the promised $35,000. Customers interested in the standard (cheaper) battery pack have the option to be put on a separate waiting list.

### Author social links  
[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-caughill-74178a61>)